S2E8 Empty Barrels

Outliers - Stories from the edge of history

Robert, Royal Clerk to King Henry VIII, is diligent, dedicated, and totally indifferent to the religious changes sweeping the country around him. But when treasures confiscated from a dissolved monastery fall into his hands, he faces a very personal choice. Will he do his duty, or risk it all to preserve the past?

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Written by Abir Mukherjee

Performed by Ben Crystal

Produced by Adam Sibbald, Claudia Strange, and Alexander J Newall with April Sumner

Script edited by Sarah Kilby

Directed by Alexander J Newall

Edited by Michelle O’Toole and Alexander J Newall

Main theme arranged by Samuel D F Jones, adapted by Domini Hooper and Nick Hart from the original 17th century ballad ‘The Sea Martyrs’.

Additional Music by Samuel D F Jones

Artwork by Lyndon White

Additional SFX from Paul368, Yuval, mookie182, Nkzdra, sphion, BarkersPinhead, jrssandoval, Timmeh515, Dominik_W, InspectorJ, Tagiri, VlatkoBlazek, BockelSound, dersuperanton, gustavever, taure and previously credited artists via Freesound.org

Further Reading:

Tracy Borman, Thomas Cromwell: The untold story of Henry VIII's most faithful servant (London, 2015)

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